Special access, high-speed, high capacity broadband lines are the central nervous system of the United States’ broadband network. Special access lines are used by nearly every American each day. A few giant phone companies like AT&T and Verizon control these special access lines, creating chokepoints along the middle mile and holding back wireless broadband deployment.

The NoChokePoints coalition is a group of public interest groups, education organizations, and competitive broadband providers that relies on special access lines and high-capacity broadband and are dedicated to fixing the broken special access market.

Every time you send an email, withdraw money from an ATM, make a wireless call, or even swipe a credit card, your information must travel over high-capacity broadband lines known as 'special access.'

What Are Choke Points?

Businesses, hospitals, local and federal governments, and even the national financial system rely...View Diagram